Mathematics, BA
Requirements
All credit must be approved by the Mathematics faculty to be applied toward the major.
- At least four of the courses beyond MATH 233 CALCULUS III must be completed at Roosevelt University.
- Courses taken as pass/fail will be given a pass only for work at or above the C- level. The average grade for all courses taken in Mathematics must be C- or higher.
- All courses presented for the major must be completed with grades of C- or higher with an overall GPA of 2.0 in the major. A maximum of two grades of C- may be presented for the major.
Requirements for a major in Mathematics leading to the BA degree consists of the core and elective courses listed below. Students are encouraged to take MATH 390 INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS, MATH 349 REGRESSION & TIME SERIES, or (for secondary education students) SEED 360 STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR: SECONDARY EDUCATION as part of their experiential learning coursework. Students who wish to pursue an additional concentration in Secondary Education or in Statistics should follow the requirements in the sections below this one.
This major has 39 credit hours. Note that a student transferring in four-credit hour calculus 1 and 2 courses and a three-credit hour introductory proof course may have only 36 credit hours.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core | ||
| MATH 231 | CALCULUS I | 5 |
| MATH 232 | CALCULUS II | 5 |
| MATH 233 | CALCULUS III | 3 |
| MATH 245 & MATH 290 | DISCRETE STRUCTURES and INTRODUCTION TO PROOF | 4 |
| MATH 246 | LINEAR ALGEBRA | 3 |
| MATH 352 | ANALYSIS | 3 |
| Math B.A. electives | ||
| Select a course in probability or statistics | 3 | |
| DATA MINING | ||
| BASEBALL STATISTICS | ||
| PROBABILITY THEORY | ||
| MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS | ||
| REGRESSION & TIME SERIES | ||
| INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS (EXL course) | ||
| Select three electives above MATH 233 including at least two at the 300 level 1 | 9 | |
| Required Programming Course | ||
| CST 150 | COMPUTER SCIENCE I | 4 |
| General Education, University Writing Requirement, and Electives | ||
| Courses to total 120 | 81 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
- Students who wish to teach at the middle school or high school level should choose electives using the concentration in Secondary Education. Students who wish to have a statistics concentration should choose electives from the list in that section. If a student's probability/statistics course is at the 300 level, then they may choose to take one additional 300 level elective and two others above MATH 233 CALCULUS III.
Concentration in Secondary Education
Students pursuing a concentration in Secondary Education will take courses that prepare them for the Illinois Mathematics Content Test. They also need to register for the minor in secondary education. Students should speak with both the mathematics and education departments for course advising.
Standards
Courses taken as pass/fail will be given a pass only for work at or above the C- level. The average grade for all courses taken in mathematics must be C- or higher. All courses presented for the major and the minor(s) must be completed with an overall GPA of 2.7 in the major for state licensure. Repeated courses in the major or minor require specific approval.
Requirements for the Concentration
Students choosing this concentration must complete the 27 credit hour core requirements listed above. Five additional courses are required as follows:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses required for the SEED Concentration | ||
| MATH 316 | HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS | 3 |
| MATH 317 | GEOMETRY | 3 |
| Select one of the following Algebraic Structures courses: | 3 | |
| NUMBER THEORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ABSTRACT ALGEBRA | ||
| Select one of the following Modeling courses: | 3 | |
| DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION/MODELING | ||
| DATA MINING | ||
| GAME THEORY AND APPLICATIONS | ||
| LINEAR PROGRAMMING & OPTIMIZATION | ||
| BASEBALL STATISTICS | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS ( Requires Chair Approval) | ||
| INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS (Experiential Learning Course) | ||
| Select one of the following Probability and Statistics courses: | 3 | |
| ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | ||
| PROBABILITY THEORY | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Concentration in Statistics
The concentration in statistics prepares graduates for diverse and vital areas that may include medical research, drug testing, environmental risk assessment, quality assurance, economic forecasting, and the exploration of space.
Requirements for the concentration
Students choosing this concentration must complete the 27 credit hour core requirements listed above. Five additional courses are required as follows:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses required for the Statistics Concentration | ||
| MATH 347 | PROBABILITY THEORY | 3 |
| MATH 348 | MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS | 3 |
| MATH 349 | REGRESSION & TIME SERIES | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION/MODELING | ||
| DATA MINING | ||
| GAME THEORY AND APPLICATIONS | ||
| LINEAR PROGRAMMING & OPTIMIZATION | ||
| BASEBALL STATISTICS | ||
| MODELS FOR LIFE CONTINGENCIES | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS (Experiential Learning Course) | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
In addition, a minor in science that uses statistics is required. Approved minor areas for the BA degree with a concentration in statistics are:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Environmental Sciences
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Others may be allowed upon approval of the department chair.
CORE Requirements (General Education)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Success Course or Transfer Success Course | ||
| FYS 101 | FIRST YEAR SUCCESS COURSE | 1 |
| or TRS 101 | TRANSFER SUCCESS 101 | |
| Communication Requirement | ||
| ENG 101 | COMPOSITION I: CRITICAL READING & WRITING | 3 |
| ENG 102 | COMPOSITION II: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH | 3 |
| COMM 101 | PUBLIC SPEAKING (or program specific CORE communications course) | 3 |
| Ideas of Social Justice | ||
| 3 credits in coursework categorized as Ideas. | 3 | |
| Humanities and Fine and Performing Arts 2, 3 | ||
| 9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Art History, English (excluding ENG 101 and ENG 102), History, Languages, Music, Philosophy, Theatre, Communication and Women's and Gender Studies | 9 | |
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH 110 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (or above) 1 | 3 |
| Science | ||
| One biological science and one physical science required (one must include a one credit lab). | 7-8 | |
| Social Sciences 2,3 | ||
| 9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies | 9 | |
| Experiential Learning | ||
| 6 credits from coursework categorized as Experiential Learning. | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 47-48 | |
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Higher level of Math may be required by major
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Coursework must come from outside of students' major discipline
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A maximum of 9 credits can be applied from a single discipline towards humanities and social science requirements
These quantitative requirements also apply to degrees.
- Students must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours.
- Students may apply no more than 60 credit hours of 100-level courses toward the degree.
- Students must apply no fewer than 60 credit hours of 200- and 300-level courses toward the degree.
- Students must have at least 18 credit hours (of the 60 credit hours above) at the 300 level.
- Students may transfer in no more than 70 credit hours from community colleges.
- Students earning less than 60 total hours in residence must take their final 30 hours at Roosevelt University. Note that some majors have additional requirements for RU hours.
- Students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher to graduate. Note that some majors have additional GPA requirements.
- Students may apply no more than 51 hours in the major (BA) or 57 hours in the major (BS)
Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).
Students should begin and continue in the calculus sequence: MATH 121 COLLEGE ALGEBRA, MATH 122 TRIGONOMETRY AND PRECALCULUS, MATH 231 CALCULUS I, MATH 232 CALCULUS II, MATH 233 CALCULUS III as soon as possible. Students should take MATH 352 ANALYSIS as soon as they complete MATH 233 CALCULUS III.
Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.
| Year 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| ENG 101 | 3 | ENG 102 | 3 |
| MATH 1217 | 3 | CST 150 | 4 |
| FYS 101 | 1 | Ideas of Social Justice | 3 |
| BIOL 111 or 1125 | 4 | MATH 1227 | 3 |
| Humanities #1 | 3 | Physical Science 5 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| MATH 2317 | 5 | MATH 2327 | 5 |
| Humanities #2 | 3 | MATH 246 | 3 |
| COMM 101 | 3 | General Elective1 | 4 |
| Social Science 16 | 3 | Social Science 26 | 3 |
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| MATH 233 | 3 | MATH 352 | 3 |
| MATH 245 | 3 | MATH 2XX or MATH 3XX2,3 | 3 |
| MATH 290 | 1 | Experiential Learning #14 | 3 |
| General Elective 1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | Humanities #3 | 3 |
| Social Science #36 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| Probability or Statistics Course | 3 | MATH 3XX3 | 3 |
| MATH 3XX3 | 3 | Experiential Learning #24 | 3 |
| General Elective 1 | 3 | General Elective 1 | 3 |
| General Elective 1 | 3 | General Elective 1 | 3 |
| General Elective 1 | 3 | General Elective 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credit Hours 120 | |||
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Or course towards an optional Minor.
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Any course at the 200 level within the discipline.
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Any course at the 300 level within the discipline.
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Two Experiential Learning Courses are required. Students are encouraged to take MATH 390 INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS, MATH 349 REGRESSION & TIME SERIES, or SEED 360 STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR: SECONDARY EDUCATION to satisfy this requirement.
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One Natural Science course must have a lab
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Or other social science course. ECON 234 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS is recommended as it can act as a prerequisite for many of the courses in the major.
Math BA with SEED Minor
| Year 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| ENG 101 | 3 | ENG 102 | 3 |
| MATH 1217 | 3 | Ideas of Social Justice | 3 |
| FYS 101 | 1 | MATH 1227 | 3 |
| BIOL 111 or 1125 | 4 | Physical Science 5 | 3 |
| Humanities #1 | 3 | EDUC 201 | 3 |
| EDUC 101 | 3 | MATH 217 | 3 |
| 17 | 18 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| MATH 2317 | 5 | MATH 2327 | 5 |
| Humanities #2 | 3 | MATH 246 | 3 |
| COMM 101 | 3 | Social Science 26 | 3 |
| Social Science 16 | 3 | SPED 219 | 3 |
| EDUC 202 | 3 | CST 150 | 4 |
| 17 | 18 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| MATH 233 | 3 | MATH 352 | 3 |
| MATH 245 | 3 | MATH 390 (or other EXL mathematical modeling course) | 3 |
| MATH 290 | 1 | MATH 318 or 320 | 3 |
| Social Science #36 | 3 | Humanities #3 | 3 |
| MATH 316 or 317 | 3 | SEED 301 | 3 |
| READ 363 | 3 | SEED 303 | 3 |
| 16 | 18 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| SEED 350 | 3-4 | SEED 360 (EXL course) | 12 |
| MATH 317 or 316 | 3 | ||
| SEED 353 | 3 | ||
| SEED 323 | 3 | ||
| 12-13 | 12 | ||
| Total Credit Hours 128-129 | |||
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One Natural Science course must have a lab
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ECON 234 is recommended as it can act as a prerequisite for many of the courses in the major.
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Where a student begins their math sequence depends on their placement, and so some students will start in MATH 231 CALCULUS I. Students should take this sequence of courses each semester until they complete MATH 232 CALCULUS II; they should take MATH 233 CALCULUS III in the next possible fall term.
Three year plan for a student beginning in Calculus I
A three-year degree plan is shown below for the well-prepared student who has the time available to take 18-credits in the fall and spring terms as well as the ability to take summer courses.
| Year 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours | Summer | Credit Hours |
| ENG 101 | 3 | ENG 102 | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| FYS 101 | 1 | CST 150 | 4 | Social Science #1 | 3 |
| MATH 231 | 5 | Ideas of Social Justice | 3 | ||
| Humanities #1 | 3 | Physical Science 5 | 3 | ||
| General Elective | 3 | MATH 232 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Year 2 | |||||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours | Summer | Credit Hours |
| ECON 2346 | 3 | MATH 246 | 3 | Experiential Learning | 3 |
| COMM 101 | 3 | Math 3XX | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| MATH 233 | 3 | Experiential Learning Course #14 | 3 | ||
| MATH 245 | 3 | Math 3XX | 3 | ||
| MATH 290 | 1 | Humanities #2 | 3 | ||
| BIOL 111 (with lab) | 4 | General Elective | 3 | ||
| 17 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Year 3 | |||||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours | Summer | Credit Hours |
| Social Science #2 | 3 | MATH 352 | 3 | General Elective1 | 4 |
| MATH 3XX | 3 | Social Science #3 | 3 | ||
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 | ||
| General Elective1 | 3 | Experiential Learning Course #24 | 3 | ||
| Humanities#3 | 3 | MATH 3XX | 3 | ||
| General Elective1 | 3 | MATH 2XX or 3XX2,3 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Total Credit Hours 120 | |||||
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Or course towards an optional Minor.
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Any course at the 200 level within the discipline.
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Any course at the 300 level within the discipline.
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Two Experiential Learning Courses are required. Students are encouraged to take MATH 390 INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS, MATH 349 REGRESSION & TIME SERIES, or SEED 360 STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR: SECONDARY EDUCATION to satisfy this requirement.
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One Natural Science course must have a lab
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Or other social science course. ECON 234 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS is recommended as it can act as a prerequisite for many of the courses in the major.